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Can’t Code #2: Binary Basics
The most basic code in the world of digital technology is binary code, which employs the binary digit, or “bit” for short. This code consists of 1’s and 0’s. The 1 means that something is; the 0 means that something isn’t. There’s no room for ambiguity when using bits. We’ll …
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8 Tips for Handling Bad (and Good!) Online Reviews
Have you ever had a bad experience at a business? How did it affect your opinions of that company? More often than not, one bad experience will hinder how someone views a business, even if the experience was handled in the best way possible by the business owner/manager. This can …
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What Happened To GetListed.org?! Check Out The New Moz Local!
If you’re a local SEO geek like me, you were probably super excited to learn that this past Tuesday Moz Local was officially released. If you go to GetListed.org, you’re now redirected to Moz Local, which can also be accessed directly at moz.com/local. So, you might be asking yourself what …
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Google suggests: An overview of SEO
Three months ago I started working at Search Influence. I thought I knew a lot about SEO, boy was I wrong. After what seemed like a crash course in everything we do here, I thought I would put together an overview of what I’ve learned: SEO After 45 (!) trainings …
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Are You Being Productive Or Just Keeping Busy?
Over two months have passed in 2014, and like most of you, I can honestly say that I have been very busy. I would be willing to bet that 50+ business days into the year, I, like a lot of you reading this have logged 150-200 hours of meetings, and …
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Social Media And Viral Content: Tips From Matt Siltala
If you haven’t heard of Matt Siltala, get your butt to Google right now and start searching. As an online search industry leader and president of Avalaunch Media, Matt came to New Orleans this week to present at Pubcon, a social media and optimization conference and expo featuring multiple days …
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Content: The Beginning
In the beginning there was the Internet. At least, that’s what I tell myself when I try to think back to my early childhood. Kids (whatever, I’m a kid, kids younger than me) are glued to smart phones, they have these things called tablets and nooks… but what of books? …
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Addressing Duplicate Listings In The New Google Places for Business
Welcome back to the wonderful world of Google! Last week I explained in a post the email that Google Places for Business has been sending out to business owner accounts. Part of that email included a bit about your account containing listings that were identified by Google as being duplicates existing …
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Overview of Three Types of Google+ Pages
Last week, I had the pleasure of presenting a webinar on Google+ to some of our partners. I shared information on the importance of Google+ for SEO, the work that we do on Google+ for our clients, and some common challenges we work through.The following is a breakdown I presented …
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Instagram is “Ad” it Again!
Does it seem like, eventually, everything turns into a platform for advertising? For social media, that seems to be the trend when comparing networks over the years. Everything from Facebook, Google, Twitter, Pinterest, and Pandora have all followed the same trend. Using a great business plan (and a lot of …
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